[32.11] A High State in the Central Object of RCW103

The Chandra X-ray Observatory observed 1E 61348-5055, the
central X-ray source in the supernova remnant RCW103 on
September 23, 1999 and on February 8,2000 for approcimately
20 ks each. The central sources was found to be a factor of
more than ten times as bright in February as in September.
The periodic modulation of the intensity observed in
September was not visible in February, although there was
some variation in the source flux. The position was
redetermined and found to lie within 0.5 arcseconds of the
position found in September. Spectral information on the
source in its high and low state will be presented.